US3763103A - Aromatic polymers of 7 halo 2 hydroxy 10,10 dioxophenoxathiins - Google Patents

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US3763103A
US3763103A US00222323A US3763103DA US3763103A US 3763103 A US3763103 A US 3763103A US 00222323 A US00222323 A US 00222323A US 3763103D A US3763103D A US 3763103DA US 3763103 A US3763103 A US 3763103A
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  • This invention relates to new aromatic polymers and to new chemical intermediates from which they may be produced.
  • any dihalogenobenzenoid compound or mixture of dihalogenobenzenoid compounds is suitable, provided the two halogen atoms are linked to benzene rings which have an electron-attracting group, preferably ortho or para to the halogen atom.
  • the dihalogenobenzenoid compound can have the halogen atoms linked to the same benzenoid ring or to different benzenoid rings, so long as each is activated by an electron-attracting group.
  • Electron-donating groups should be absent from the same benzenoid ring as the halogen.
  • It may be a univalent group that activates one or more halogen atoms in the same ring, for example a nitro, phenylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl or nitroso group, or heteronitrogen as in pyridine; or it may be a bivalent group that can activate halogen atoms in two different rings, for example a sulphone, sulphoxide, azo, carbonyl, vinylene, vinylidene, tetraiiuoroethylene or organic phosphine oxide group; or it may be a bivalent group that can activate halogen atoms on the same ring, as in the case of difluorobenzoquinone and 1,4-, 1,5- or 1,8-difiuoroantl1raquinone.
  • the dihalogenobenzenoid compound may have the formula in which X and X are conveniently the same but may be different and are halogen atoms, and Y is -$O SO or ---CO or a radical of the formula YAY" in which Y and Y may be the same or different and each is SO SO or CO- and A is a bivalent organic radical, which may be aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic and has both valencies linked to carbon atoms.
  • A may be a bivalent aromatic radical derived from benzene, a fused-ring aromatic hydrocarbon containing not more than two aromatic rings (for example naphthalene, indene, fluorene or dibenzofuran), or a compound of the formula 43 in which Z is a direct link, O-, S, -SO; CO, 9.
  • bivalent hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radical e.g. alkylene, alkylidene or a bivalent cycloaliphatic or aromatic radical
  • a residue of an organic diol i.e. the bivalent radical obtained by removing the hydrogen atoms from the two hydroxy groups.
  • the halogen atoms in the dihalogenobenzenoid compounds are preferably in the para position to the bridging group Y, because the essentially all-para polymers that can be made from them have better physical properties as thermoplastic materials.
  • Lower alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio groups may be present as substituents on any of the aromatic rings but are preferably absent from the halogen-bearing rings and are also preferably absent altogether when the aromatic polymer is required to be stable at high temperatures.
  • the dihalobenzenoid compound may, in particular, have the formula where X and X are halogen atoms (preferably chlorine or fluorine) and D is a bivalent aromatic radical of, for example, benzene, biphenyl, terphenyls or a fused-ring aromatic hydrocarbon containing not more than three aromatic rings (for example naphthalene, indene, fiuorene or dibenzofuran).
  • X and X are halogen atoms (preferably chlorine or fluorine) and D is a bivalent aromatic radical of, for example, benzene, biphenyl, terphenyls or a fused-ring aromatic hydrocarbon containing not more than three aromatic rings (for example naphthalene, indene, fiuorene or dibenzofuran).
  • German specification 1,177,183 describes polymers having recurring units of the formula OE in which E is the residuum of a halophenol, i.e. the bivalent aromatic residue of the compound after removal of the halogen atom and aromatic hydroxyl group from the halophenol.
  • E is the residuum of a halophenol, i.e. the bivalent aromatic residue of the compound after removal of the halogen atom and aromatic hydroxyl group from the halophenol.
  • Any halophenol may be used provided that the halogen atom is bonded to a benzene ring having an electron-attracting group in at least one of the positions ortho or para to the halogen atom.
  • the halophenol can be either mononuclear where the halogen atom and hydroxyl group are attached to the same benzene ring or polynuclear where they are attached to different benzene rings, provided that there is the electron-attracting group in the ortho or para position of the benzene ring containing the halogen atom.
  • any electron-attracting group can be employed as the activator group in the halophenols. It should be, of course, inert to the reaction, but otherwise its structure is not critical. Preferred are the strong activating groups for example the sulphone group (SO bonding two benzene rings as in 4-(4-chlorophenyl-sulphonyl) phenol and 4-(4-fluorophenylsulphonyl)phenol, although such other strong attracting groups hereinafter mentioned can also be used.
  • the strong activating groups for example the sulphone group (SO bonding two benzene rings as in 4-(4-chlorophenyl-sulphonyl) phenol and 4-(4-fluorophenylsulphonyl)phenol, although such other strong attracting groups hereinafter mentioned can also be used.
  • the ring contains no electron supplying groups on the same benzene ring as the halogen; however, the presence of other groups on the ring or in the residuum of the halophenol can be tolerated.
  • all of the substituents on the halophenol residuum are either hydrogen (zero electron-attracting), or
  • the electron-attracting group of the halophenol compound can function either through the resonance of the aromatic ring, as indicated by those groups having a high sigma* value, i.e. above about +0.7 or by induction as in penfluorocompounds and other electron sinks.
  • the activating group should have a high sigma* value, preferably above 1.0, although sufiicient activity to promote the reaction is evidenced in those groups having a sigma* value above 0.7, although the reaction rate with such a low powered electron-attracting group may be somewhat low.
  • the activating group can be basically either of two types:
  • the polymers may be made with mixtures of two or more halophenols having substantially the same reactivities which may have diiferent or the same electron-attracting groups.
  • the E residuum of the halophenols in the polymer structure may be the same or different.
  • a method for the production of aromatic polymers having recurring units of the formula O-E'OE- in which a dihalobenzenoid compound having each halogen atom activated by an electron-attracting group (as described above) is caused to react with a di-(alkali metal) salt of a dihydric phenol in the liquid phase of an inert highly polar organic solvent.
  • E' is thus the residue of the dihydric phenol and 15 is the residue of the dihalobenzenoid compound.
  • the dihalobenzenoid compound may in particular have the formula (where X is halogen, preferably chlorine or fluorine) and the dihydric phenol may in particular be one of the following:
  • new aromatic polymers whose molecular chains comprise units of the formula either alone or copolymerised with other units, and with units of the formula REand/ or units of the formula RE'RE in which formulae R is oxygen or sulphur and E, E and E are as defined above, in particular units of the formula
  • Polymers containing a substantial proportion of units of the former formula e.g. 10 of the former units or of the latter in the polymer
  • Polymers containing units of the former formula are of higher softening point than equivalent polymers having units of the latter formula alone.
  • halophenols possessing a reactive halogen atom as well as a phenolic group, can serve as valuable chemical intermediates for producing a variety of products; for example the halogen atom can be replaced by amino and substituted amino groups or by oxygenor sulphur-containing anions to produce amines, ethers and sulphides.
  • the alkali metal salts of these halophenols can be polymerised to give the new polymers of the invention.
  • halophenols are conveniently prepared in manner analogous to that known from British specification 731,- 495 for preparing heterocyclic ether-sulphones, by reacting 1,4-benzoquinone with a sulphinic acid which in the present invention must be a 2,4-dihalobenzenesulphinic acid.
  • the alkali metal salt of the halophenol is initially obtained dissolved in the reaction medium and may be used directly, although for the purpose of purification it may be more convenient in some cases to acidity and then isolate the free halophenol. This can be converted back into an alkali metal salt by treatment with a suitable base (e.g. an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide).
  • a suitable base e.g. an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide
  • the alkali metal salts of the 7-halo-2-hydroxy-10,10 dioxophenoxathiins polymerise at 150400 C. by the displacement of alkali metal halide to give polymers according to the invention having units of the formula They may be polymerised alone or they may be copolymerised with alkali metal salts of other activated halophenols (or with mixtures of activated dihalobenzenoid compounds and an equivalent amount of alkali metal hydroxide) and in particular with alkali metal salts of halophenols of the formula (where X is halogen) as described in British specifications 1,153,035 and 1,177,183 or with mixtures of alkali metal salts of dihydric phenols and activated dihalobenzenoid compounds as described in British specifications 1,078,234 and 1,133,561.
  • the halogen atoms in the halophenol or dihalobenzenoid compound are activated by electron-attracting groups such as -SO ortho or para to the hal
  • the halogen atoms are preferably chlorine.
  • the fluorine derivatives generally are more reactive and enable the displacement of alkali metal halide to be carried out more quickly or at a lower temperature, but are more expensive.
  • Bromine derivatives are also relatively expensive and although they resemble the chlorine derivatives in performance they offer no advantages.
  • Iodine derivatives are generally less suitable.
  • block c0- polymers ma be formed by polymerising an alkali metal salt of a halophenol of the formula in the presence of preformed polymers comprising benzenoid groups and oxygen or sulphur atoms in the polymer chain, with bivalent electron-attracting groups such as SO2- or CO also in the polymer chain separated from an oxygen or sulphur atom by a para or ortho phenylene group, such as for example those described in British specifications 1,078,234 and 1,153,035 and US. specification 3,432,468.
  • Preferred preformed polymers are those having repeating units either alone or copolymerised with each other and/or up to of units having the formula where the halogen atoms are preferably chlorine or fluorine.
  • the fluorine derivatives generally are more reactive and enable the displacement of alkali metal halide to be carried out more quickly or at a lower temperature, but are more expensive.
  • Bromine derivatives are also relatively expensive and although they resemble the chlorine derivatives in performance they offer no advantages.
  • Iodine derivatives are generally less suitable.
  • the alkali metal is conveniently potassium or sodium. Displacement of alkali metal halide often occurs more readily it the potassium cation is present in the reagent used, but the weight (and usually the price) per mole of a potassium compound is higher than for the corresponding sodium compound.
  • Some or all of the alkali metal cation in the reagent may be replaced by an organic onium cation having a positively charged hetero-atom (for example a quaternary ammonium cation such as tetramethyl-ammonium) stable under the conditions of the reaction, and the term alkali metal salt as used herein is deemed to refer also to salts containing such onium cations.
  • the polymerisation is preferably carried out in a polar liquid which is a solvent for alkali metal phenoxides and is stable under the reaction conditions employed, although an alkali metal salt of 7-halo-2-hydroxy-l0,10- dioxophenoxathiin may also be polymerised or copolymerised with another alkali metal salt of a halophenol in the melt.
  • a polar liquid which is a solvent for alkali metal phenoxides and is stable under the reaction conditions employed, although an alkali metal salt of 7-halo-2-hydroxy-l0,10- dioxophenoxathiin may also be polymerised or copolymerised with another alkali metal salt of a halophenol in the melt.
  • Suitable polar liquids for the reaction include the lower dialkyl and cyclic alkylene sulphoxides and sulphones (e.g. dimethyl sulphoxide and 1,1-dioxothiolan, aromatic nitriles (e.g. benzonitrile) and diaryl ketones (e.g. benzo phenone), sulphoxides and sulphones.
  • the total amount of solvent used is desirably sufficient to ensure that none of the starting materials is in the solid state in the reaction mixture.
  • liquid reaction medium may be convenient as it allows the initial use of liquids that would be less suitable for the final stages, being for example in-- conveniently volatile or unstable at polymerisation temperatures or incapable of dissolving the resultant polymer to the desired extent.
  • dimethyl sulphoxide is a convenient solvent, especially for the hydrolysis of 7 -halo-2-hydroxy-10,10-dioxophenoxathiin with alkali metal hydroxide, but it cannot be used at such high temperatures as 1,1-dioxothiolan (cyclic tetramethylene sulphone).
  • the liquid reaction medium need not contain any solvents for polymer of high molecular weight even at the later stages of the reaction, although if it does not the product is of relatively low molecular weight unless the final stage of polymerisation is carried out in the melt; this may be explained if the molecular chains of the polymer cease to grow in the solid state.
  • reaction should initially be carried out under pressure if necessary to prevent the escape of dihalobenzenoid compound used as comonomer or any volatile solvent or cosolvent. Heating in vacuum may however be desirable at a later stage to remove unwanted solvents, e.g. dimethyl sulphoxide which may decompose at the temperatures required to produce high polymer.
  • the vessel used should be made of or lined with a material that is inert to alkali metal phenoxides and also to alkali metal halides under the conditions employed.
  • glass is unsuitable as it tends to react with phenoxide anions at high temperatures, upsetting the stoichiometry of the polymerisation and contaminating the product with silicate.
  • Some grades of stainless steel undergo surface crazing at these temperatures in the presence of alkali metal halide, and vessels made of or lined with titanium or nickel or an alloy thereof or some similarly inert material are preferable.
  • the polymerisation may conveniently be carried out in an extruder or on a heated metal hand.
  • a reagent therefor may be introduced at the termination of the polymerisation.
  • Reactive monofunctional halides for example methyl chloride, are particularly suitable.
  • the alkali metal halide can be removed from the resultant high polymer by any suitable means.
  • it can be extracted from the high polymer using water, or the polymer itself can be dissolved in a strongly polar organic solvent (for example dimethyl formamide, 1-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidine, dimethyl sulphoxide, 1,1-dioxothiolan or nitrobenzene) and then reprecipitated by addition to a liquid such as water which is miscible with the polymer solvent but itself is a non-solvent for the polymer.
  • a strongly polar organic solvent for example dimethyl formamide, 1-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidine, dimethyl sulphoxide, 1,1-dioxothiolan or nitrobenzene
  • reaction mixture which may be decanted or filtered from solid alkali metal halide
  • the reaction mixture is added to an excess of a liquid which is miscible with the reaction solvent but in which the polymer is insoluble. If the reaction solvent is water-miscible, or is miscible with a liquid in which residual alkali metal halide also dissolves, the polymer can thus be obtained in one step. Otherwise, as for example if the reaction mixture is poured into methanol, the precipitated polymer initially contains alkali metal halide which can subsequently be washed out with water.
  • the reduced viscosity of the polymers of the invention is desirably at least 0.3 (measured at 25 C. at 1% W./v. in a solvent such as dimethyl formamide) if they are to serve for structural purposes as a thermoplastic.
  • the new thermoplastic polymers of this invention may be used in any of the ways described for similar thermoplastic aromatic polysulphones in British specification 1,016,245.
  • the potassium salt of 7-ch1oro-2-hydroxy-10,10-dioxophenoxathiin was prepared as a pale yellow solid, M.P. about 330 C with rapid polymerization, by adding an exact equivalent of aqueous potassium hydroxide to the chlorophenol and removing water by vacuum drying.
  • the potassium salt of 7-chloro-2-hydroxy-l0,10-dioxophenoxathiin was melt-polymerised at 350 C. for 10 minutes in vacuum.
  • the resultant polymer was crushed and extracted with hot water to remove potassium chloride.
  • the dried polymer was amorphous. It was compressionmoulded at 440 C. to make a tough film, and examination by differential scanning calorimetry suggested that it softened continuously between 250 C. and 400 C.
  • Thermogravimetric analysis showed it to be thermally stable at high temperatures-a 10% weight loss being attained in air at 540 C.
  • the method of synthesis and properties of the polymer indicate that it consisted essentially of units of the formula Copolymers containing these units and units of the formula oopolymerized with 0 to 99 units, per 100 units in the polymer chain, of units selected from the class consisting of units of the formula and units of the formula R-E-RE- wherein R is an oxygen or sulphur atom, E is the residuum derived by removing a hydroxy or thiol group and a halogen from a halophenol or halothiophenol having an electron attracting group having a sigmavalue of at least 0.7 in at least one of the position ortho or para to the halogen atom, E is the residuum derived by removal of two hydroxy groups or thiol group from a dihydric phenol or thiophenol, and E is the residuum derived by removal of two halogens from a dihalobenzenoid compound having each halogen atom activated

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